...Dating from 1969-70, the 11 tracks on the CD fall within a straightforward
rock genre rather any particular sub genre thereof. The songs nearly all feature
Mayfield's confident guitar work. In a few instances (especially on opener 'Oh
lady' and 'My Way of Living') his John Fogerty vocals, and some nice strident
keys come cross like CCR meets Deep Purple! 'I See A River' is not unlike a
lighter version of 'Bad Moon Rising' in fact. There was no chart action in the
UK but rocker 'Double Dealing Woman' was apparently a jukebox hit in France.
'Abarcadabara' (Mayfield's spelling) has a degree of 'Little Feet' vibe to it
along with some pretty nice rhythm played as lead guitar passages. There are
two long numbers in the nearly 10 minute long 'Here Comes The Rain' a semi-progressive
number with keys to the fore and the 8 minute long 'My One For Your Two', a
slow descending semi-blues rock number with keys and guitar sharing lead duties.
Along with the opening track, my favourite was actually the shortest track on
the disc, closer 'Life's Been Good To Me' at just 1.56 long. This is an out
of character light flight serving as a platform for an enchanting flute lead...

Recorded in 1969 and 1970 at Abbey Road, Mayfield's Mule is apparently a "lost
album" in a very literal sense; as far as I can infer from the liners,
a few singles came out in the UK and Europe, but the album itself only ever
saw release on EMI-Odeon in Uruguay in such discreet fashion that even band
leader Chris Mayfield wasn't aware of it until recently. ...even if Mayfield's
Mule didn't have an identity, there are a few memorable tracks, including the
riff-rocking opener "Oh Lady," the bluesy "Double Dealing Woman,"
and Neil Young offshoots like "I See a River," "Abracadabra"
and "Here Comes the Rain." ...

...No relation to Percy, nor Curtis, Chris Mayfield is a bluesman who's still
alive and kicking, unlike the aforementioned duo...Aside from PP Arnold who
appears as a backing vocalist, the most famous name featured is an engineer,
one Alan Parsons...But the name that comes to mind on hearing the music is Mayfield's
then-labelmates, the pre-Ian Gillan Deep Purple. Hammond organ is well to the
fore as Mayfield's Chris Farlowe-esque tones tells his self-penned stories,
but elsewhere there's a Creedence-y ambience to tracks as Drinking My Moonshine,
which rides more on his guitar skills